Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,170 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Robert K. Trench (1940- )
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(1903) Captain Charles Young Speaks At Stanford University
Rose McClenden
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Rose McClendon (1884-1936)
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Andrew D. Gillum (1979- )

Explore Global African History

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Foday Saybana Sankoh (1937–2003)
Stone Church, Lalibela
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Lalibela, Ethiopia (ca. 1200- )
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George Pau Langevin (1948- )
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Edward Wilmot Blyden (1832-1912)

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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The Innocence Project: A Short History Since 1983
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Crossing Boundaries of Race, Crossing Boundaries of Love
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Collecting African American Art: From the Harlem Renaissance to the Obama Era
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Garveyism Looks Toward the Pacific: The UNIA and Black Workers in the American West

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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